diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 713746ff44..ef9ac9d18f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -5274,14 +5274,14 @@ (define-public r-fit-models
 (define-public r-robust
   (package
     (name "r-robust")
-    (version "0.5-0.0")
+    (version "0.6-1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "robust" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1ks5scp8bnicl9j1r8yrmz668fjs6ifdmi540zw6d2ck500bbw42"))))
+         "0z8i0qqlsa6vpl457qir3dlsynhjfn2g22436d776vxwyqjx4vs9"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-fit-models" ,r-fit-models)